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Epic Records Responds to Lil Wayne Controversy, Will Pull Offensive Emmett Till Line

Things Gotta Change and It’s Up to Us to Change It

Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation Asks Lil Wayne to Remove Reference to Emmett Till from New Song

Murder-Suicide Leaves Three U. of Maryland Students Dead

Yet ANOTHER Ex Police Officer Confirms Rampant Racism in LAPD

Mr. President, We are Still Waiting for a Comprehensive Discussion of Gun Violence

What Did You Think of President Obama’s State of the Union Address?

Rosa Parks To Be First Black Woman Honored w/ U.S. Capitol Statue

ANOTHER Former Police Officer Releases Manifesto Slamming LAPD

President Obama Delivering State of the Union Address Tonight; Hadiya Pendleton’s Parents Among Guests

Teacher Suspended for Pouring Pencil Shavings Down Student’s Throat

2 Charged with Murder in Hadiya Pendleton Shooting

Who is Speaking for Young Black Men?

Chicago Police Set to File Charges Against Two Suspects in Hadiya Pendleton Shooting

Christopher Dorner is First Known Human Target of Drones on U.S. Soil

One Year Later, Remembering Whitney Houston

Hundreds Gather to Attend Funeral for Hadiya Pendleton

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: February 4 – 10

Mr. Obama Comes Back from Washington

President Obama Will Visit Chicago This Friday to Address Gun Violence

Jesse Jackson Jr. Signs Plea Deal; Faces Significant Jail Time

Christopher Dorner, Subject of Police Manhunt, Calls Out LAPD in Manifesto

Washington Post’s Rahiel Tesfamariam: Why won’t Obama stand up for Chicago’s slain youth?

To Live and Die In Oakland

Discovering Audre Lorde: Why My Anger is Necessary

President Obama Still Needs to Speak to Youth of Chicago

First Lady Michelle Obama Will Attend Hadiya Pendleton’s Funeral

NY Daily News: Petition Urges President Obama to Visit Chicago in Wake of Hadiya Pendleton Murder

NYCLU Lauches Stop and Frisk Watch Mobile App; Allows Users to Monitor Police Activity

BREAKING NEWS: 25 Black Innovators Recognized

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